Sentence Completion

Despite the unfavorable attention brought on by some critics, the press had ______ effect on the campaign overall.

• a beneficial

• a neutral

• an inert

• a destructive

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CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Although it’s not remotely frightening in the daylight, the estate takes on ______ quality at night

• an eerie

• a stately

• a jovial

• a marvelous

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CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

I have always preferred ______ areas to ______ ones, because I really like the countryside.

• city ... downtown

• rural ... urban

• attractive ... beautiful

• quiet ... tranquil

Though the accident damaged the car pretty severely, mechanics were able to ______ it and make it almost good as new.

• destroy

• build

• salvage

• hinder

Silvio first arranged the anthology in ______ order based on when the writers published each piece, but he later switched to ______ ordering system based on the spelling of the authors’ names.

• reverse ... a straightforward

• random … an orderly

• mathematical … a geometric

• chronological … an alphabetical

The other children did not want Alexander to play with them, so they ______ him from their game.

• exchanged

• excluded

• exposed

• examined

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1D

Apart from the one small river running through it, the desert is entirely ______.

• arid

• humid

• remote

• temperate

. Eleanor is ______ peanuts: the smallest taste of peanut butter can stop her breathing and put her in the hospital.

• enamored of

• allergic to

• intrigued by

• interested in

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CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.K.1E

The dancer tried to ______ the movements of his teacher, exactly copying every graceful step.

• plagiarize

• interpret

• mimic

• possess